hfl Acura TL 2009 Owner's Guide

To delete a name, do this:To list all names in the phonebook, do
this:
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Phonebook
options are store, edit, delete,
receive contact, and list. Press the
Talk button and say a command.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Delete.’’
HFL responds ‘‘What name would
you like to delete? Press the Talk
button and say a name or say list
to hear the phonebook entries.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say the name you
would like to delete. For example,
say ‘‘Eric.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Would you like to
delete Eric? Press the Talk button
and say Yes or No.’’ Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’
HFL responds ‘‘The name has
been deleted.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Phonebook
options are store, edit, delete,
receive contact, and list. Press the
Talk button and say a command.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘List.’’
HFL responds by listing the names
in the phonebook in the order which
they were stored. Af ter all names are
listed, HFL responds ‘‘The entire list
has been read.’’
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You can store the desired number to
the HFL phonebook directly f rom
your cell phone.
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Phonebook
options are store, edit, delete,
receive contact, and list. Press the
Talk button and say a command.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘List.’’
HFL responds by listing the
names in the phonebook. When it
saysthenameyouwanttocall,for
example, Eric , press and
release the Talk button. After the
beep, say ‘‘Call.’’ HFL responds
‘‘Would you like to call Eric ?
Press the Talk button and say Yes
or No.’’ Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ HFL
responds ‘‘Calling.’’
Once connected, you will hear the
person you called through the audio
speakers. To change the volume, use
the audio system volume knob or the
steering wheel volume controls. Your phone may not have
this capability. Visit or call the
HandsFreeLink
consumer support
at 1-888-528-7876. In Canada, visit , or call 1-888-9-ACURA-
9. You can see your phone’s owner’s
manual f or inf ormation.
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To call a name f rom the phonebook list,
do this:
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With your phone on and the
ignition switch in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position, press and release the
Talk button. After the beep, say
‘‘Phonebook.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Phonebook
options are store, edit, delete,
receive contact, and list. Press the
Talk button and say a command.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Receive
contact.’’
HFL responds ‘‘The receive
process requires operation of your
Bluetooth device. For saf ety, only
perf orm this f unction while the
vehicle is stopped. HandsFreeLink
is now waiting to receive a contact
f rom a Bluetooth device.’’ Select a desired number f rom the
list on your phone, and send it via
Bluetooth (steps will vary f or
phone types, f ollow your phone’s
operating manual).
HFL responds, f or example ‘‘ 2
phone numbers have been
received f or this contact. What
name would you like to store f or
the mobile number
1234567891 ? Press the Talk
button and say a name or say
Discard, to discard this number.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say the name you
would like to store. For example,
say ‘‘Neil at work.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Neil at work will
be stored. Is this correct? Press
the Talk button and say Yes or No.’’ Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Neil at work has
been stored. Would you like
HandsFreeLink to receive another
contact? Press the Talk button and
say Yes or No.’’
Go to step 6.
If you say ‘‘No,’’ HFL returns to
idle.
If you want to continue to store
any other numbers, press and
release the Talk button. After the
beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’
HFL responds ‘‘HandsFreeLink is
now waiting to receive a contact
f rom a Bluetooth device.’’
Go back to step 3.
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To clear the system, do this:Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Preparing to clear
the system, which may take up to
two minutes to complete. To
proceed, press the Talk button and
say Continue, otherwise say Go
Back or Cancel.’’
After saying Continue, HFL
responds ‘‘Please wait while the
system is cleared.’’ HFL responds
‘‘The system has been cleared.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘System setup.’’
HFL responds ‘‘System setup
options are security, change
passcode, call notif ication, auto
transf er, and clear. Press the Talk
button and say a command.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Clear.’’
HFL responds ‘‘This process will
clear all paired phones, clear all
entries in the phonebook, clear the
security passcode, and restore the
defaults in the system setup. Is
this what you would like to do?
Press the Talk button and say yes
or no.’’
This operation clears the HFL of
your passcode, your paired phones,
and all names in the HFL phonebook.
Clearing is recommended bef ore you
sell your vehicle.
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All paired phones missing a French
name tag are recorded, the HFL
system returns to idle.
This process will also be required if
there are paired phones without
English tags when changing f rom
French to English. HFL responds
‘‘For the system to identif y phones
that were paired while in another
language, the phone names need to
be re-recorded.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Oui’’ or ‘‘Yes.’’
If there are no paired phones
without French name tags, HFL
responds ‘‘Veuillez attendre que le
système change de langue. Please
wait while the language is changed.’’
HFL responds ‘‘La langue a été
changée.’’
To change language, say a command
with the current selected language.
The f ollowing example is changing
the language f rom English to French.
If there are paired phones
without French name tags, the
f ollowing prompts will continue. Example f or changing name tags:
HFL responds ‘‘Quel est le nom
Français pour Paul’s phone ?’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Téléphone de
Paul.’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Change
language.’’
HFL responds ‘‘English or
French?’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘French.’’
HFL responds ‘‘Vous avez
selectionné Français. Les noms
enregistres en mode Anglais ne
seron pas accessible en mode
Français. Voulez-vous continuer?
You have selected French. Name
tags that were stored while in
English mode will not be
accessible in French mode. Would
you like to continue? Press the
Talk button and say Yes or No.’’ If there are paired phones without
French name tags, HFL responds
‘‘La langue a été changée. Pour
que le système identif ie les
téléphones qui ont été jumelés
dans une autre langue, les noms
des téléphones doivent etre ré-
enregistrés.’’
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Canadian models onlyTo select a language quickly, do thef ollowing. As required by the FCC:
This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Anglais.’’
HFL responds ‘‘You have selected
English. Name tags that were
stored while in French mode will
not be accessible in English mode.
Would you like to continue? Press
the Talk button and say Yes or No.’’
For example, to change from French
to English.
If you want to continue, f ollow steps
3and4onpage .
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Your vehicle is equipped with
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink(HFL).
HFL uses Bluetooth technology to
link your cell phone to your vehicle.
With HFL, you can place and receive
calls through your vehicle’s
navigation system, without the
distraction of handling your cell
phone. Bluetooth is the wireless technology
that links your phone to HFL. HFL
uses a Class 2 Bluetooth, which
means the maximum range between
yourphoneandvehicleis30feet(10
meters).
With a linked phone, HFL allows you
to send and receive calls in your
vehicle without holding the phone.
To use this f eature, you need a
Bluetooth compatible cell phone with
the HandsFree Prof ile. For more
inf ormation, and a list of compatible
cell phones, visit
,orcall
HandsFreeLink
customer support
at (888) 528-7876. In Canada, visit , or call (888) 9-ACURA-
9. HFL is available in English,
French, and Spanish. HFL recognizes simple voice
commands, such as phone numbers
and names. It uses these commands
to automatically dial, receive, and
store numbers. Voice commands
help to operate HFL on the
navigation screen. For more
inf ormation on voice control, see
UsingVoiceControlonpage .
The Bluetooth
name and logos are
registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd. is under license. Other
trademarks and trade names are
those of their respective owners.
Here are the main features of HFL.
Instructions f or using HFL begin on
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Voice Control
Incoming/Outgoing Calls
Bluetooth
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Your vehicle’s HFL system allows
you to import your cellular
phonebook to HFL. Using the
navigation system, you can make a
call directly and store a desired
number in HFL f rom the list shown
on the navigation display. For more
inf ormation on how to import the
phonebook, see page . To make
a call, see page .Your phone may not have
phonebook import f unction. Visit ,orcall
HandsFreeLink
consumer support
at (888) 528-7876. In Canada, visit , or call (888) 9-ACURA-
9. You can also see your phone’s
owner’s manual f or inf ormation. The HFL microphone is on the
ceiling, in f ront of the map lights.
The microphone is shared with the
navigation system.
HFL is operable by interaction with
the navigation screen with the
Interface Dial, the HFL buttons on
the steering wheel, or by voice.
When HFL is in use, the sound
comes through the vehicle’s f ront
audio system speakers. If the audio
system is in use while operating
either of the HFL buttons or making
a call, HFL overrides the audio
system. To change the volume level,
use the audio system volume knob or
the steering wheel volume controls.
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How to Use HFL
Phonebook Microphone
A udio System A ll phones may notoperate identically, and some
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HFL system f unctions can be
accessed using the interf ace dial.
The interf ace dial has two parts, a
dial and a selector.The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.
The CANCEL button clears the
current screen and returns to the
previous display.If you receive a call and you are on
the Cellular Phone screen, the
f ollowing screen is displayed:
The dial turns lef t and right. Use it to
make selections f rom a list or menu
on the screen.
The INFO button takes you to the
inf ormation menu, where you can
select the Cellular Phone screen.
You can also press the PICK-UP
buttononthesteeringwheeltogo
directly to the Cellular Phone screen. If this is not displayed, press the
INFO button, select Cellular Phone,
then press ENTER to display the
Cellular Phone screen. You can also
pressthePICK-UPbuttononthe
steering wheel to go directly to the
Cellular Phone screen.
Interf ace Dial
HFL Display
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SELECTOR INFO BUTTON
CANCEL
BUTTON
CALLER NAME
PHONE DIALING
ROAM STATUS
BLUETOOTH INDICATOR
DIAL BATTERY LEVEL
STATUS
SIGNAL STRENGTH
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ROAM Status Indicates your
phone is roaming.
Battery Level Status Indicates
the power currently remaining in
your phone’s battery. Five bars
equals f ull battery strength.
Signal Strength Indicates the
network signal strength of the
current phone. Five bars equals
f ull strength.
Caller name/Phone dialing
Indicates the number you dialed or
received, and a caller or receiver
name. Only the number will be
displayed if the caller or receiver’s
inf ormation has not been stored in
the phonebook. Some phones do not send this
inf ormation to HFL.
‘‘ ’’ indicator will be displayed on
the navigation display and center
display if your phone is linked to the
HFL system.
When you receive a phone call, a
pop-up will interrupt the display as
shown. This pop-up shows a caller
name and the phone number that has been stored in the phonebook
(see page ). While the system
searches f or inf ormation f rom the
stored data, ‘‘Now acquiring call
inf ormation’’ will be displayed. If the
caller chooses to hide the number
when making a call, ‘‘No Caller ID’’
will be displayed instead.
When you are operating HFL, or
dialing or receiving calls with the
audio system in use, you will see the
above screen.
You can also see the signal strength
and ROAM status on the center
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